H.R. 3789 (112th): Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act of 2012

Introduced:
Jan 18, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT3]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on January 18, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jan 18, 2012
Referred to Committee Jan 18, 2012
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors (4D) (show)
Committees

House Financial Services

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Full Title

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jan 18, 2012.
13 pages

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1/18/2012--Introduced.
Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act of 2012 - Requires a mortgage servicer to assign one case manager to each borrower that seeks a mortgage loan modification or an alternative to foreclosure.
Requires the case manager to:
(1) manage the communication between the servicer and the borrower, and
(2) make decisions about the borrower's eligibility for a loan modification or an alternative to foreclosure.
Prohibits a servicer from initiating a covered foreclosure action against a borrower unless the servicer has performed specified tasks related to offering the borrower, if eligible, a loan modification or an alternative to foreclosure.
Requires a servicer to suspend a covered foreclosure action initiated before the enactment of this Act until such tasks have been performed.
Prohibits a servicer, during the suspension period, from:
(1) sending the borrower a notice of foreclosure,
(2) conducting or scheduling a sale of the real property securing the mortgage, or
(3) causing final judgment to be entered against the borrower.
Prescribes requirements a servicer must meet in order to be deemed to have made a reasonable effort to obtain necessary information to determine a borrower's eligibility for a loan modification or an alternative to foreclosure.
Requires a servicer, before notifying a borrower of his or her ineligibility for a loan modification or an alternative to foreclosure, to obtain the services of an independent reviewer to review the borrower's file and determine whether or not the borrower is eligible.
Makes a violation of this Act a bar to a covered foreclosure action.
Allows a servicer in compliance with this Act, however, to bring or proceed with a foreclosure action, regardless of any prior violation.
Makes any servicer that fails to comply with any requirement of this Act liable to a borrower in the same manner that a creditor who fails to comply with any requirement is liable to a person.

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